Introduction/Landforms What Will You Find on Crystal Island?
Standards Addressed:
Science 2.1: Identify and analyze forces that cause changes in landforms over time, including water and ice, wind and gravity. Literacy 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening and viewing by:
making predictions.
formulating questions.
supporting answers from textual information, previous experience and/or other sources.
drawing on personal, literary and cultural understandings.
seeking additional information.
making connections with previous experiences, information and ideas.
3.06: Research a topic by developing guiding questions and exploring a variety of resources to find answers to these questions (encyclopedia, almanac, internet, interview).
Technology 5.TT.1.1: Use a variety of technology tools to gather data and information (e.g., Web-based resources, e-books, online communication tools, etc.). 5.TT.1.3: Use technology tools to present data and information (e.g., multimedia, audio and visual recording, online collaboration tools, etc.). 5.SI.1: Apply criteria to determine appropriate information resources for specific topics and purposes.
Lesson Objective:
To use schema and visuals to infer: “What is Crystal Island?” Think, Puzzle, Explore What do you think you know? What puzzles me about this? How can I explore this topic?
Assessment:
Students will be assessed through a 1-page journal-type assessment, which will be recorded either using pencil and paper or a word processing program.
Students will choose a landform from the following video to discuss in their journal entry (Major Landforms: Facts about Landforms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pz1PSp3lL4). Children must provide a link in each journal entry to a website that can be used to demonstrate their understanding of the chosen landform.
Students must explain why they chose that website, and how knowledge of that landform will affect their gameplay in Crystal Island.
Materials/Tools:
chart paper, post-it notes, computers
Introduction:
We are going to take an adventure on Crystal Island. During this journey you are going to complete various quests which will teach you about landforms and how weather affects landforms. Before our actual journey begins, you will need to determine what landforms you think you might encounter and how you think these landforms will impact your travel around the island.
Procedures:
Students will be shown Crystal Island graphics from the game via the virtual walk-through.
Students will complete Think, Puzzle, Explore charts in order to activate their schema and ask questions to figure out what they may encounter and how it will impact their gameplay.
After completing the Think, Puzzle, Explore, students will view a video on landforms (see video above).
Students will make connections or ask more questions from their Think, Puzzle, Explore in order form a link between landforms knowledge and Crystal Island.
Students will use technology (PC, laptop, I-Pads) to research landforms around the globe in order to complete individual blogs.
Resources:
Crystal Island Google Earth Enchanted Learning National Geographic www.fossweb.com
What Will You Find on Crystal Island?
2.1: Identify and analyze forces that cause changes in landforms over time, including water and ice, wind and gravity.
Literacy
2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening and viewing by:
3.06: Research a topic by developing guiding questions and exploring a variety of resources to find answers to these questions (encyclopedia, almanac, internet, interview).
Technology
5.TT.1.1: Use a variety of technology tools to gather data and information (e.g., Web-based resources, e-books, online communication tools, etc.).
5.TT.1.3: Use technology tools to present data and information (e.g., multimedia, audio and visual recording, online collaboration tools, etc.).
5.SI.1: Apply criteria to determine appropriate information resources for specific topics and purposes.
Think, Puzzle, Explore What do you think you know? What puzzles me about this? How can I explore this topic?
Students will choose a landform from the following video to discuss in their journal entry (Major Landforms: Facts about Landforms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pz1PSp3lL4). Children must provide a link in each journal entry to a website that can be used to demonstrate their understanding of the chosen landform.
Students must explain why they chose that website, and how knowledge of that landform will affect their gameplay in Crystal Island.
Before our actual journey begins, you will need to determine what landforms you think you might encounter and how you think these landforms will impact your travel around the island.
Google Earth
Enchanted Learning
National Geographic
www.fossweb.com
Potential Kid Friendly Search Engines
Potential Kid Friendly Blogging Sites